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The latest Health coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, including Coronavirus.
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Tennessee Health Department agrees not to report critically ill children to immigration authorities
For the time being, the Tennessee Department of Health has agreed not to report undocumented families enrolled in a program for critically ill children to immigration enforcement.
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As cyclospora illnesses surge to a record, Michigan officials eye lettuce as a possible cause
Infections from the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora are surging, with state-level data suggesting that 2026 is already the nation's worst year for reported cases.
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Ask a Doctor: Genetic testing could help patients understand risk for breast cancer
Q: I have a strong family history of breast cancer. Should I consider preventive surgery?
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400 sick, disabled kids get second reprieve in Tennessee plans to report them to immigration office
A Nashville judge has extended an order preventing Tennessee Department of Health officials from sharing identifying information about 400 sick and disabled children with a state agency that collaborates with federal immigration enforcement.
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Dozens at an Ebola treatment center in northeast Congo strike over unpaid salaries and bonuses
Dozens of people working at an Ebola virus treatment center in northeast Congo went on strike Monday over unpaid salaries and bonuses.
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EPA promised a Make America Healthy Again agenda. It has yet to materialize, frustrating activists
Last December, after Make America Healthy Again activists drew up a petition to get him fired, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin pledged to release a formal agenda of MAHA priorities that his agency would pursue, including protections against harmful chemicals and other health concerns.
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Toni Says: Medicare doesn’t cover everything
Hello Toni, My wife's friend told her that she is receiving a free gym membership from the Medicare supplement Plan G that she is enrolled in. The Medicare supplement that we have does not include a gym membership.
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Some health workers in Congo’s Ebola outbreak go on strike over pay issues as deaths near 600
The healthcare workers at the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak are walking off their jobs to protest delays in their payments, threatening efforts to slow the outbreak that officials said continues to spread faster than the response.
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Chattanooga blood drive offers free health testing while supporting new EMS program
Most people leave a blood drive with a T-shirt, a cookie or a gift card. But at a Chattanooga blood drive this weekend, they'll have the option to gather valuable information about their health instead.
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Health insurance giants are fighting efforts to break them up
After years of rampant expansion into nearly every corner of the healthcare system, the biggest insurance conglomerates are confronting new efforts to break up their businesses.
